Simon Cowell shockingly lost his voice during the live final of Britain’s Got Talent on Sunday.
The music mogul, 63, could be seen coughing and spluttering as he pointed at his throat, turning the show into chaos.
Hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, both 47, were forced to move on quickly after former X Factor star singer Amy Lou was unable to provide his feedback.
After Christina Aguilera’s beautiful rendition of Reflection by the new mother, the presenters turned to hear the feedback from the judges.
Only for Simon to get up and point to the throat, unable to speak to Amanda Holden, 52, who quickly intervened and said, ‘There’s something in his throat!’.
Shock! Simon Cowell, 63, shockingly lost his voice during the live final of Britain’s Got Talent on Sunday
Speechless: The music mogul could be seen coughing and spluttering as he pointed at his throat, sending the show into chaos
The Geordie duo then quickly moved on to hear from Bruno Toniloi as Simon could be seen trying to regain his composure.
After technical difficulties and a string of interruptions during Saturday night’s Britain’s Got Talent semi-final, ITV could be forgiven for crossing fingers and toes as the grand final of their long-running flagship kicked off on Sunday night.
The show concludes its 16th series with eleven hopeful contestants hoping to win a cash prize of £250,000 and the opportunity and chance to perform at the Royal Variety Performance for King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
After an exciting semi-final, singer Amy Lou is joined by magician Cillian O’Connor, acrobats Duo Odyssey, dance troupe Ghetto Kids, dancers Lillianna Clifton and Musa Motha, opera singer Malakai Bayoh, singers Olivia Lynes and Travis George and comedians Tonikaku and Viggo Venn.
Ghetto kids wowed the crowd as they kicked off the grand final of the talent show at the Hammersmith Apollo with an energetic dance routine.
The six children, ages five to thirteen, are orphans living together in Uganda after being rescued from the streets by their ‘father’ Daouda Kavuma.
Priscila, 12, Asharif, 12, Akram, 13, Shakib, 12, Madwanah, 13 and Josephine, five, show off their moves to a medley of upbeat songs.
They made an impression despite one member being unable to dance after contracting malaria, but he competed by holding up the Ugandan flag as they were showered with gold sparkles.
Bruno said, “When I see you, I feel happy to be alive…you really are the pride of Africa.”
Alesha said, “I cannot put into words how much joy you have brought us this year – you have made Uganda proud.”
Singer: Hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly , both 47, were forced to move on quickly after Simon act Amy Lou (pictured) was unable to provide his feedback
Grand Final: Ghetto kids wowed the crowd as they kicked off the talent show grand final at the Hammersmith Apollo with an energetic dance routine
Talented: Priscila, 12, Asharif, 12, Akram, 13, Shakib, 12, Madwanah, 13 and Josephine, five, showed their moves to a medley of upbeat songs
Chief judge Simon Cowell asked the ‘joyful’ group to come back every year and added: ‘This is not easy, you have a few days to prepare something, personality wise, talent, everything worked…for me with a mile this was your best performance.’
The children pledged to collect the £250,000 cash prize and use the money to build a house in Uganda for ‘kids like them’.
Next up was Olivia Lynes, 11, who performed a powerful rendition of Let It Go from Frozen.
She sang standing on a giant icicle while dressed in a blue dress and said afterwards, “I feel like a Disney princess.”
Amanda said, “You definitely let it go, Olivia, the whole thing was perfect. You’re a little star — I just can’t believe you’re the powerhouse.”
Simon said he sensed a few nerves at the start of the song, but Alesha disagreed, saying, “Confident and calm – I feel like you’re living your fairytale and dreams and I hope to see you in the West someday End stage to see. .’
Amy Lou stunned the judges with her vocals as she sang Christina Aguilera’s Reflection, while Amanda told her, “We haven’t had a female winner in too long.”
The 34-year-old singer gave birth to her second child just hours after her first audition aired in April and recently revealed she nearly died giving birth to her first child, Hudson, after complications with Sepsis.
Alesha said, ‘I think we should put this in perspective, here you are, radiantly composed… I’m just so proud of you.’
Wildcard: After a tense deliberation between the judges, it was decided that Tonikaku will join this year’s finalists in the live grand final
Talented: Next up was Olivia Lynes, 11, who performed a powerful rendition of Let It Go from Frozen
She sang stood on a giant icicle while dressed in a blue dress and afterwards said: ‘I feel like a Disney princess’
Amy Lou stunned the judges with her vocals as she sang Mulan’s Reflection, while Amanda told her, “We haven’t had a female winner in too long”
Performer: Travis George impressed the judges with his unique take on the popular song This Is Me from The Greatest Showman
Meanwhile, Amanda said, “You are a shining example to all women, we haven’t had a female winner for a long time.”
Travis George from South Wales impressed the judges with his unique take on the popular song This Is Me from The Greatest Showman.
After his performance, the 22-year-old said: “As a person who struggles with anxiety and came from nowhere to be in the final of Britain’s Got Talent, thank you to everyone who made this the wonderful experience it is.”
Alesha said after the performance, “I thought the song choice was perfect, I’ll be honest I didn’t enjoy the vocal arrangement of the song”
Acrobatic duo Odyssey, made up of married couple Max and Sophia, set the stage on fire with their dangerous aerobatics routine.
They danced and performed some thrilling lifts and daredevil spins while hanging from a set of straps suspended from the ceiling.
Amanda said, ‘The drama, the chemistry, the choreography, you smashed it again, it was beautiful’
Beautiful: Acrobat duo Odyssey, consisting of married couple Max and Sophia, set the stage on fire with their dangerous aerobatics routine
Shock! Simon Cowell shockingly lost his voice during the live final of Britain’s Got Talent on Sunday
On Friday’s final live show, Simon Cowell confirmed that one lucky eleventh act would make it to the final tonight.
Simon Cowell and fellow judges Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and Bruno Tonioli decided that one of the three best missed acts was given a second chance.
After a tense deliberation among the judges, it was decided that Tonikaku will join the finalists in this year’s live Grand Final.
He finished third in Friday’s semi-final, with Simon saying: ‘We just had to have him in the final. It wouldn’t be the same without him.’
Simon shockingly lost his voice during the live final of Britain’s Got Talent on Sunday.
The music mogul, 63, could be seen coughing and spluttering as he pointed at his throat, turning the show into chaos.
Hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, both 47, were forced to move quickly because Simon act Amy Lou couldn’t give his feedback.